have recourse
Frequency: 7.27.5 per million words
To possess an option or source of help.
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Examples (10)
- Drivers have little recourse but to wait until the weather clears.
- I have no other recourse than to inform the police.
- The mother of an illegitimate child had no legal recourse to the father.
- These are workers who have no recourse to trade unions.
- Citizens have learned that they do have recourse against governments.
- She often had recourse to her dictionary when translating complex texts.
- Patients have recourse to a second opinion if they are unsure of the diagnosis.
- Does the buyer have any recourse if the product is found to be faulty?
- Small businesses rarely have recourse to expensive consultants for advice.
- We may have recourse to legal action if the terms of the contract are breached.